短板搭桥，难到岸短板搭橋，難到岸短板搭橋，難到岸

building a bridge with short planks: hard to reach the bank

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said when resources are lacking or the method is wrong, so the goal cannot be reached.

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Simplified: 短板搭桥，难到岸
Traditional (Taiwan): 短板搭橋，難到岸
Pinyin: duǎnbǎn dāqiáo, nán dào àn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄉㄚㄑㄧㄠˊ，ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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